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US business groups claim India hurting jobs, economy

A group of major American business organisations and advocacy groups today launched a new alliance against what they allege as India's "discriminatory" economic policies, including intellectual property issues, which they claim hurt US jobs and economy.

Co-chaired by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the US Chamber of ... Read More

A Qantas Boeing 737 airplane flies through a rainbow above the central business district of Sydney, Australia. - Reuters pic.

A Qantas Boeing 737 airplane flies through a rainbow above the central business district of Sydney, Australia. - Reuters pic.

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